Magnificent Octopus

Helena's had another lightbulb moment. Suddenly, she loves The Alphabet Song (you know the one: A B C D E F G, H I J K . . .). When I...

We retrieved Helena Saturday morning. Our break from each other was a little too long. I missed her terribly. Now that we're home, s...

I miss my baby. But I am enjoying not having to be "on." I even lingered in bed this morning. I'm currently reading Perdido...

I feel like someone was hammering away at my tooth all morning. Wait a minute. Yes, that actually happened. Root canal part two is behind me...

Helena won't be going to school for a few years yet, but naturally I fret over the education she's going to have. I fret even that I...

Here's a list of the some of the weird searches (Google and other) that have led people to this blog: - shut up shut shut up shut up ...

My tooth was fractured. I know not how that came to pass, though I am reminded of how much I hate sleeping with Helena cuz she kicks me in t...

When I go out of town, I go into blog withdrawal (posting here as well as reading other blogs). Now that I'm back, I'm having troubl...

My sister had a present for Helena, a book I'd espied earlier this month. (It reminds us both of a book from my own childhood, Wier...

I'm home and exhausted. For nine days I changed every diaper but one (when I was at the emergency dental clinic). I prepared and admi...

The world seems to have come to a standstill. No news of anything for some reason, no daily routine, no new projects. My brain is on hold...

Back in a week or so. Probably.

It was just me and Helena sharing dinner this evening. Then bathtime. She resists being plopped down into a full tub, but loves sitting ...

About a month ago, Russian researchers announced a plan for a manned flight to Mars in 2009. Sergei Gorbunov, spokesman for the Russian ...

Ack. Here I was thinking I'd just jot down a few notes while I finished up this beer before heading to bed, and I'm confronted with ...

Michael Eisner claims the decision not to distribute Michael Moore's Farenheit 911 was not related to politics. Strangely, no alter...

Bookslut features a review of Neil Gaiman's biography of Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . It fe...

Salon today has a reaction to the study of a few weeks ago connecting TV watching to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The media...